Tokyo Verdy vs JEF United Ichihara Chiba, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Tokyo Verdy vs JEF United Ichihara Chiba — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.
- Tokyo Verdy 17 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
- JEF United Ichihara Chiba 17 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Koichiro Fukushima
- Assistant 1 Masahiro Horikoshi
- Assistant 2 Toshiyuki Tanaka
12 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 4.9 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 17 42 2 FC Tokyo 17 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 17 34 4 Vissel Kobe 17 32 5 Nagoya Grampus 17 31 6 Cerezo Osaka FC 17 28 7 Tokyo Verdy 17 28 8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 17 27 9 Fagiano Okayama FC 17 26 10 Gamba Osaka 17 25 11 Urawa Red Diamonds 17 25 12 Kawasaki Frontale 17 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 17 24 14 V-Varen Nagasaki 17 21 15 Avispa Fukuoka 17 21 16 Kyoto Sanga FC 17 20 17 FC Mito Holly Hock 17 18 18 Kashiwa Reysol 17 17 19 Yokohama F.Marinos 17 17 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 17 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Apr JEF United Ichihara Chiba H 1–0 W 12 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 3–2 W 04 Apr JEF United Ichihara Chiba A 2–3 L 22 Mar FC Tokyo H 4–2 W 18 Mar Kawasaki Frontale H 0–2 L 14 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Apr Tokyo Verdy A 0–1 L 11 Apr FC Mito Holly Hock H 0–1 L 04 Apr Tokyo Verdy H 3–2 W 22 Mar Kashima Antlers A 1–2 L 18 Mar FC Tokyo H 1–2 L 14 Mar Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–2 L Season Stats
Tokyo Verdy JEF United Ichihara Chiba #7 Position #20 28 Points 12 17 Played 17 10 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 14 29 Scored 27 26 Conceded 42 +3 GD -15 1.65 PPG 0.71 59% Win % 18% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this season6% Clean Sheets
JEF United Ichihara Chiba this seasonTokyo Verdy are 7th (28 pts). JEF United Ichihara Chiba are 20th (12 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Tokyo Verdy0-15–/–16-301/231-452/246-603/161-752/176+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededJEF United Ichihara Chiba0-151/216-302/–31-451/446-60–/461-752/376+4/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Ajinomoto Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Tokyo Verdy and JEF United Ichihara Chiba.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' JEF United Ichihara Chiba seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 20' It’s high time Hiroshi Jofuku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 30' Yuya Nagasawa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with JEF United Ichihara Chiba winning 50% of all matches.
- 40' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 44' JEF United Ichihara Chiba receives a card for a hard tackle on 44.
- 48' The referee calls foul for Takayuki Mae. He receives a card.
- 51' Tokyo Verdy is taking the lead after the goal scored by Shimon Teranuma on 51.
- 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. JEF United Ichihara Chiba needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 61' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Koki Morita suffering a number of foals already.
- 62' Time for substitution for JEF United Ichihara Chiba. Zain Issaka is replaced by Naohiro Sugiyama.
- 67' The travelling JEF United Ichihara Chiba supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 70' Yuan Matsuhashi is replacing Issei Kumatoriya for the Tokyo Verdy side.
- 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
- 80' Ryota Kuboniwa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 81' The whistle greets Daichi Ishikawa as he departs to be replaced by Naoki Tsubaki.
- 86' JEF United Ichihara Chiba is showing some good football. However, JEF United Ichihara Chiba are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 87' The Tokyo Verdy manager makes a substitution. Shimon Teranuma departs to be replaced by Ryosuke Shirai.
- Full Time. Tokyo Verdy beats JEF United Ichihara Chiba
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Tokyo Verdy Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 16
- 14
- 10
- 15
- 21
- 23
- 4
- 25
- 55
- 5
- 45
Bench
- 36
- 31
- 8
- 7
- 35
- 11
- 28
- 17
- 27
Coach Hiroshi JofukuJEF United Ichihara Chiba Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 19
- 67
- 28
- 3
- 15
- 2
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37
Makoto Himeno ↓ Takumi Tsukui 62'
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41
Takuya Yasui ↓ Dudu Pacheco 62'
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42
Zain Issaka ↓ Naohiro Sugiyama 62'
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9
Hiroto Goya ↓ Carlinhos 62'
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20
Daichi Ishikawa ↓ Naoki Tsubaki 81'
Bench
- 35
- 39
- 24
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6
Dudu Pacheco ↑ 62'
- 5
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18
Naohiro Sugiyama ↑ 62'
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14
Naoki Tsubaki ↑ 81'
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8
Takumi Tsukui ↑ 62'
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10
Carlinhos ↑ 62'
Coach Yoshiyuki Kobayashi -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Hiroto Goya 2 Yuya Fukuda 1 Taiju Yoshida 1 Masaru Hidaka 1 Shimon Teranuma 1 Head to Head
Tokyo Verdy Form
JEF United Ichihara Chiba Form
2026-04-18 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba L 2026-04-11 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 0–1 FC Mito Holly Hock L 2026-04-04 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 3–2 Tokyo Verdy W 2026-03-22 Kashima Antlers 2–1 JEF United Ichihara Chiba L 2026-03-18 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 1–2 FC Tokyo L 2026-03-14 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba L -
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.89 Tokyo Verdy xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.02 JEF United Ichihara Chiba xGI would bet for: Tokyo Verdy to win 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Tokyo Verdy winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.91Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 78% 22% ± 2.5 55% 45% ± 3.5 33% 67% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
Tokyo Verdy or Draw 80%Draw or JEF United Ichihara Chiba 44%Tokyo Verdy or JEF United Ichihara Chiba 76%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.4%1 – 0 Actual2 – 0 9.6%2 – 1 9.5%0 – 0 7.2%3 – 1 6%3 – 0 5.9%1 – 2 5.2%2 – 2 4.9%0 – 1 4.7%3 – 2 3.1%4 – 1 2.9%Asian Handicap — Tokyo Verdy
Handicap Tokyo Verdy covers Push JEF United Ichihara Chiba covers -2.5 16% — 84% -2 16% 17% 67% -1.5 33% — 67% -1 33% 23% 44% -0.5 56% — 44% +0.5 81% — 19% +1 81% 12% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Tokyo Verdy keeps clean sheet 37% ✗JEF United Ichihara Chiba keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.